Lilieae

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Lilieae
Gagea lutea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Ritgen
Genera

Sensu stricto

The Lilieae are a

bulbous flowering plants in the lily family (Liliaceae
).

Taxonomy

The term has varied over the years but in modern classification constitutes either a broad

Lloydia, and Lilium includes Nomocharis, reducing the number of genera to four, with about 260–300 species.[1][2]

Distribution of Lilieae genera
Genera Sensu stricto Sensu lato
Cardiocrinum Lilieae Lilieae
Notholirion Lilieae Lilieae
Nomocharis Lilieae Lilieae
Fritillaria Lilieae Lilieae
Lilium Lilieae Lilieae
Gagea Lilieae Lilieae
Lloydia
Lilieae Lilieae
Amana Tulipeae Lilieae
Tulipa
Tulipeae Lilieae
Erythronium Tulipeae Lilieae

Phylogeny

The evolutionary and phylogenetic relationships between the genera currently included in Liliaceae are shown in this cladogram.

Cladogram:
Phylogeny and biogeography
of the genera of the Liliaceae
Liliaceae
West NA

Calochortus

Lilioideae* East NA EA
Medeoleae
 East NA
Lilieae s.l. EA
Tulipeae East Asia

Lloydia
)

Lilieae s.s. Himalayas
Phylogenetic tree reflecting relationships based on molecular phylogenetic evidence.[3][4][5][6][7][1][8][9]
*=Liliaceae sensu Tamura; EA=Eurasia NA=North America

Distribution and habitat

Lilieae s.s. are distributed in temperate Northern Hemisphere areas, with the main

Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, where about 100 species may be found. Other areas include East Asia, Central and West Asia, the Mediterranean Basin and North America.[2]

See also

References

Bibliography

Books

  • Kamenetsky, Rina; Okubo, Hiroshi, eds. (2012). Ornamental Geophytes: From Basic Science to Sustainable Production. .
  • Meerow, A.W. (2012-09-17). Taxonomy and Phylogeny: Liliaceae. pp. 17–55.

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